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to the Yenisei and back. The vessel left Hammerfest on the 

 th August, arrived at Goltschicha on the 21st August, com- 

 menced the return voyage on the 14th September, and on 

 the 24th of the same month was back at Hammerfest. 



The steamer Louise commanded by Captain Dahl, with 

 a cargo of iron, olive oil, and sugar, the same year made 

 the first voyage from England to Tobolsk, starting from 

 Hull on the 18tli July and arriving at Tobolsk on the 20th 

 September.^ 



Captain ScHWANENBERG sailed in a half-decked sloop, the 

 Vtrcnnaja Saria, from the Yenisej to Europe. To what has 



JOSEPH WIGGINS. 



been already said of this voyage, I may here add a few words 



more. 



Daring the inundation in the spring of 1877, Avhich com- 

 pelled the mate jS'ummelin to betake himself for eight days to 

 the roof of the fragile dwelling in Avhich he had passed the 

 winter, the Yenisejsk-built vessel, the Aurora (or Sewcrnoe Sianie) 

 was lost. Schwanenberg, who soon afterwards came to the 

 neighbourhood, succeeded in purchasing from an Englishman, 

 Mr. Seebohm, another little vessel, which was also built at 



^ Deutsche Geographische Blatter, Bremen, 1870, i. p. 21G, and ii. p. 35, 



